So, for all the Ferrari "Tifosi" out there, the 14th of August 1988 marks the day Enzo Ferrari passed on. Below follows an article I found and have uploaded for your enjoyment. Pictures are all found on Google.
A bit of a personal note, I'm by no means a Ferrari man, and I never will be, but there is no denying the fact that Ferrari has helped make Formula One what it is today.
"It’s 25 years since Enzo Ferrari, the incomparable founder of the famous Ferrari marque, passed away at his home in Italy, aged 90.
However, according to Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, who was hired by Ferrari in 1973, the legendary team boss’s influence remains intact: “The example set by Enzo Ferrari is always kept in mind,” he said.
“He managed to realise his dream of building extraordinary cars thanks to his determination and his passion, characteristics which are part of the DNA of all the men and women who work for the company that bears his name.
“Twenty five years on, he would be happy to see what Ferrari has become today, a unique industrial and racing institution, which represents Italian excellence and continues to enchant the millions and millions of fans of the marque, all over the world.”
To mark the 25th anniversary of his passing, we look back over Enzo Ferrari’s incredible career - a journey that saw him transition from humble racing driver to head of the most successful team in Formula One history…
1898 - Enzo Ferrari is born on the outskirts of Modena, Italy on February 18.
1908 - A young Enzo attends his first motor race with his father and brother and is enthralled by the action.
1917 - Serves in the Italian army during the First World War.
1919 - Moves to Milan and becomes a test driver, and then a racing driver, for Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali.
1920 - Finishes second in the famous Targa Florio race, driving an Alfa Romeo. Goes on to race for the company for several years before hanging up his helmet in 1931, just prior to the birth of his son, Dino.
1929 - Founds ‘Scuderia Ferrari’, initially as a racing ‘stable’ that helps owner-drivers to race. In time it effectively becomes the de-facto racing department of Alfa Romeo.
1937 - Scuderia Ferrari is responsible for building Alfa Romeo’s famous 158 (better known as the Alfetta) which goes on to dominate pre-war Grand Prix racing. A year later Ferrari winds up the Scuderia to take up a position as head of Alfa’s sporting division.
1939 - Ferrari leaves Alfa Romeo, but under the proviso that he does not use the Ferrari name in association with racing cars for at least four years. A year later he founds Auto Avio Costruzioni, eventually setting up base in Maranello.
1945 - Begins work on the first Ferrari - the V12-powered 125s - which debuts in 1947.
1950 - Ferrari enter the newly-formed Formula One world championship at the second round in Monaco. A year later, at Silverstone, Jose Froilan Gonzalez wins Ferrari’s first Formula One Grand Prix.
1952 - Alberto Ascari wins the first of two consecutive world championships for Ferrari.
1956 - Tragedy strikes Ferrari as Enzo’s beloved son Dino dies of muscular dystrophy. However Juan Manuel Fangio wins the world championship at the wheel of the modified, Ferrari-powered Lancia D50.
1958 - Mike Hawthorn wins another drivers’ world championship for Ferrari.
1961 - Ferrari win both the drivers’ world championship (with Phil Hill) and the constructors’ crown, but their triumphs are overshadowed by the death of driver Wolfgang von Trips at the season finale in Monza. At the end of the season, two of Enzo’s employees - designer Carlo Chiti and team manager Romolo Tavoni, leave the Scuderia to set up their own team, ATS.
1964 - Ferrari again win both drivers’ and constructors’ titles, but John Surtees triumphs not at the wheel of a scarlet car but in a blue and white machine - the result of a falling out between Enzo and the Italian motorsport federation.
1969 - Ferrari sells 50 percent of his company’s shares to fellow Italian car manufacturer Fiat, bringing welcome funding to the Scuderia.
1971 - Ferrari decides to build a permanent test track next to the team’s Maranello base. Fiorano opens a year later in 1972.
1973 - Enzo hires Luca di Montezemolo as an assistant to the management. The future Ferrari president becomes team principal the following year.
1975 - Niki Lauda takes the drivers’ title and, with the assistance of Clay Regazzoni, helps Ferrari seal the first of three consecutive constructors’ crowns. Lauda would claim the title again in 1977.
1979 - Jody Scheckter claims the drivers’ title - the last that Enzo would see in his lifetime. The team also win a sixth constructors’ crown.
1983 - Ferrari win their second consecutive constructors’ title - the last championship victory under the stewardship of ‘Il Commendatore’.
1988 - Enzo Ferrari passes away aged 90 at his home in Modena on August 14. A week after his death, Gerhard Berger and Michele Alboreto finish an emotional 1-2 at the Italian Grand Prix, with Berger dedicating the win in memory of the late team founder. At the time of his death, Ferrari had established themselves as the most successful Formula One team in history, having claimed nine drivers’ titles, eight constructors’ crowns and 93 race victories."
A bit of a personal note, I'm by no means a Ferrari man, and I never will be, but there is no denying the fact that Ferrari has helped make Formula One what it is today.
"It’s 25 years since Enzo Ferrari, the incomparable founder of the famous Ferrari marque, passed away at his home in Italy, aged 90.
However, according to Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, who was hired by Ferrari in 1973, the legendary team boss’s influence remains intact: “The example set by Enzo Ferrari is always kept in mind,” he said.
“He managed to realise his dream of building extraordinary cars thanks to his determination and his passion, characteristics which are part of the DNA of all the men and women who work for the company that bears his name.
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| Enzo Anselmo Ferrari - February 18th, 1898 - August 14, 1988 |
To mark the 25th anniversary of his passing, we look back over Enzo Ferrari’s incredible career - a journey that saw him transition from humble racing driver to head of the most successful team in Formula One history…
1898 - Enzo Ferrari is born on the outskirts of Modena, Italy on February 18.
1908 - A young Enzo attends his first motor race with his father and brother and is enthralled by the action.
1917 - Serves in the Italian army during the First World War.
1919 - Moves to Milan and becomes a test driver, and then a racing driver, for Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali.
1920 - Finishes second in the famous Targa Florio race, driving an Alfa Romeo. Goes on to race for the company for several years before hanging up his helmet in 1931, just prior to the birth of his son, Dino.
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| A young Enzo Ferrari behind the wheel in the 1920's |
1929 - Founds ‘Scuderia Ferrari’, initially as a racing ‘stable’ that helps owner-drivers to race. In time it effectively becomes the de-facto racing department of Alfa Romeo.
1937 - Scuderia Ferrari is responsible for building Alfa Romeo’s famous 158 (better known as the Alfetta) which goes on to dominate pre-war Grand Prix racing. A year later Ferrari winds up the Scuderia to take up a position as head of Alfa’s sporting division.
1939 - Ferrari leaves Alfa Romeo, but under the proviso that he does not use the Ferrari name in association with racing cars for at least four years. A year later he founds Auto Avio Costruzioni, eventually setting up base in Maranello.
1945 - Begins work on the first Ferrari - the V12-powered 125s - which debuts in 1947.
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| Ferrari 125S |
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| Jose Froilan Gonzalez |
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| Alberto Ascari |
1956 - Tragedy strikes Ferrari as Enzo’s beloved son Dino dies of muscular dystrophy. However Juan Manuel Fangio wins the world championship at the wheel of the modified, Ferrari-powered Lancia D50.
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| Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari |
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| Juan Manuel Fangio |
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| Ferrari Powered Lancia D50 |
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| Mike Hawthorn |
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| Phil Hill |
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| Wolfgang von Trips |
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| John Surtees |
1969 - Ferrari sells 50 percent of his company’s shares to fellow Italian car manufacturer Fiat, bringing welcome funding to the Scuderia.
1971 - Ferrari decides to build a permanent test track next to the team’s Maranello base. Fiorano opens a year later in 1972.
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| Pista di Fiorano |
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| a Young Luca di Montezemolo on the left, Enzo Ferrari second from right |
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| Luca di Montezemolo |
1975 - Niki Lauda takes the drivers’ title and, with the assistance of Clay Regazzoni, helps Ferrari seal the first of three consecutive constructors’ crowns. Lauda would claim the title again in 1977.
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| Niki Lauda |
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| Clay Regazzoni |
1979 - Jody Scheckter claims the drivers’ title - the last that Enzo would see in his lifetime. The team also win a sixth constructors’ crown.
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| Jodi Scheckter |
1988 - Enzo Ferrari passes away aged 90 at his home in Modena on August 14. A week after his death, Gerhard Berger and Michele Alboreto finish an emotional 1-2 at the Italian Grand Prix, with Berger dedicating the win in memory of the late team founder. At the time of his death, Ferrari had established themselves as the most successful Formula One team in history, having claimed nine drivers’ titles, eight constructors’ crowns and 93 race victories."
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| Gerhard Berger |
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| Michele Alboreto |
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| 1988 Italian GP 1-2 Finish for Ferrari |
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